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Submissions for the Imagine 2200 Climate Fiction Short Story Contest is Now Open




Mode: Online


Working language: English


Word Limit: 2500 - 5000 words


Last Date of Application: 24 June 2024


Link to Apply:



Imagine 2200 celebrates stories that envision the next decades to centuries of equitable climate progress, imagining futures of abundance, adaptation, reform, and hope. We are looking for stories that are rooted in creative climate solutions and community-centred resilience, showing what can happen as solutions take root, and stories that offer gripping plots with rich characters and settings, making that future come alive.


The winning writer will be awarded $3,000. The second and third-place winners receive $2,000 and $1,000, respectively. An additional nine finalists will each receive $300. All winners and finalists will have their stories published in an immersive collection on Grist’s website.


Stories will be reviewed by a panel of experts, and judged by acclaimed authors Omar El Akkad and Annalee Newitz.


There is no entry fee for the contest.


How to prep your story file:

  • Your short story should be uploaded as a Word document (.doc acceptable; .docx preferred.)

  • Your Word document should be named as such: title of your story - YEAR; Ex. Story Title - 2024

  • Your document should not contain any identifying biographical information (including your name).

  • The first page of your document should include your story’s title and word count at the top in Arial 14-point font.

  • The rest of your document should be in Arial 12-point font with double line spacing, and at least one-inch margins.

  • All document pages should include a header in the upper right-hand corner with the correct sequential page number, starting on page 1, and your story’s title.





We are not the official organisers of the program. If you have any queries regarding it, kindly contact the organisers at - imaginefiction@grist.org

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